The Sailor King

Summary: Once upon a time, in a lost land, there was a dying kingdom. In this kingdom was a man known only as the Sailor King.

Chapter 1

Once
upon a time, in a lost land, there was a dying kingdom. In this kingdom was a
man known only as the Sailor King. He had three loves: the ocean, his ship, and
his beautiful wife. Together, the Sailor King and his queen explored the oceans
around their dying kingdom, hoping to find a new homeland for their people.

One day, while sailing out further
than they ever had before, a huge storm caught them. The waves were tall and
angry. The ship was flipped by the sheer force of the water, and the waves were
so strong that they pushed it completely upright once again. The Sailor King,
who had been clinging to the helm, was unhurt. But once he shook the water from
his eyes he came to a horrible realization – his beautiful wife was missing.

The ocean calmed, appeased by the
offering of life. Below the ship, weighed down by her dress, the Queen sunk,
down to the very bottom of the ocean. As she drifted down, the sea creatures
paid their respects, lining up as if at a funeral.

The Sailor King, overcome by
emotion, began to sob. As his tears met the ocean water, something odd began to
happen. Summoned by the Sailor King’s sorrow, the old god of the sea began to
rise. He stood on the crest of a wave, which pushed him up until he was level
with the deck.

“What is the cause of your sorrow,
Sailor King?” the old god of the sea asked.

The Sailor King looked up. “My queen
is gone.”

“Ah, yes, but what of your other
loves?” the old god of the sea asked. “Your ship and my ocean?”

“They were made all the more
beautiful by my queen’s company,” the Sailor King said. “I fear I will never
love the ocean again, not without her to love it with me.”

The old god of the sea was touched
by the Sailor King’s sadness. He had always liked the Sailor King because of
his dedication to the ocean. So he raised his arms and water flowed over the
deck. It gather in front of the Sailor King and suddenly turned into the Queen.
There was never a more joyful reunion, as the Sailor King and his queen
embraced.

The old god of the sea, however, had
more to say. “Ocean Queen, in order to bring you together once more, I had to
combine your life with the ship you stand upon. You may never leave her deck,
and every night, when the sun goes down, you must go to the prow and become the
figurehead. When the sun rises each day you will return to life.”

The old god of the sea expected the
happy couple to be dismayed. Instead, the Sailor King smiled. “Then, my love, I
too will never leave the deck. We will sail and explore together, forever. For
you are my beautiful Ocean Queen, and I will never leave you.”

In turn, the Queen smiled. “Brave,
bold Sailor King. My life is tied to this ship, and I promise you now that she
will never sink. No storm will ever break her, and no rocks will ever bruise
her, for I will protect her and our love will sustain me.”

The old god of the sea gracefully
returned to the water. He knew that his favourite people would remain safe, as
long as they had each other.

And so the Sailor King and the Ocean
Queen sailed the seas. After a few years they found a beautiful island far out
into the ocean. They returned home and led their people to the island, where
their kingdom could be reborn. They named it Crele.

Crele prospered, but the Sailor King
and the Ocean Queen could never rest there. They continued exploring the oceans
together, frequently visiting Crele until one year the visits stopped. Many
people believed that they had been lost at sea.

But the old god of the sea knew
the truth. The Sailor King and the Ocean Queen were simply lost in their love
for each other and the ocean, and they would sail forevermore.

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